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January 2018
Welcome to u3a Sources
Up the Loire
26 January 2018
John Grisbrooke, U3A subject adviser for wine appreciation, considers some Loire wines for the spring.
A great way to spend few days
26 January 2018
Helen Turner, organiser of the South East Forum summer school, writes about the joy of residential summer schools.
u3a and 'the 5 ways to wellbeing'
26 January 2018
Jill Turner, Trustee for Royal Socity of Public Health and U3A In Kennet, reflects on some of the initiatives enabling people to maintain their health and wellbeing in later life.
I know what I like
26 January 2018
Paul Foss, national U3A subject adviser for opera, writes about the opera top ten.
What is neurogenesis?
26 January 2018
Is it scientifically proven that physical exercise improves brain health by actually growing brain cells, explains Jenny Wilson of Croydon U3A.
Cryptic crosswords in the 21st century
26 January 2018
National subject adviser Henry Howarth authors the world’s first interactive app for learning cryptic crosswords.
Mycology is fun, guys!
26 January 2018
Anne Andrews writes about South East London U3A's fungus group.
Learning together with the WRNS
26 January 2018
Maggie Gravelle from South London U3A talks about the award-winning SLP into the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Royal Naval Service.
King's Lynn: wealthy and well-connected
25 January 2018
Ann Higgins of King's Lynn U3A writes about her experience of running a shared learning project.
A Cornish U3A study day
11 January 2018
Gillian Brown of Callington U3A relates how U3A members spent a day learning about the history and geography of Cornwall, from maritime heritage to local fauna.
Why was Repton buried in Aylsham?
11 January 2018
Geraldine Lee of Aylsham & District U3A has embarked on a project to mark the bicentenary of the death of the great landscape designer Humphry Repton.
From photograph to painting
11 January 2018
John Battison of Paignton U3A manipulates photographs on his computer with digital imaging software to create stunning, impactful art.
A royal stamp of approval
11 January 2018
Robert Mott from Epsom and Ewell U3A talks about an exciting joint project with the Royal Philatelic Society in London to create a virtual museum.
The story of British leather
11 January 2018
The National Leather Collection looks to U3A groups across the country for help researching its diverse collection of artefacts and information.
Indexing unusual interest groups
11 January 2018
Arthur Maltby, Deeside & Wirral U3A and Network Chair, has collated the first index of all the unusual U3A interest groups from around the country.
Remembering the real Dad's army
11 January 2018
Arthur House (Bracknell Forest U3A) shares some of his writings about what it was like in the real Home Guard during the Second World War.
A celebration all round Wales
10 January 2018
Plans are being laid to bring together the experiences and learning that U3A members can enjoy from their contact with Wales’ fantastic coastline and border country.
u3a talks to Jilly Cooper CBE
10 January 2018
U3A had the opportunity to talk to author Jilly Cooper, who began her career as a journalist and wrote numerous works of non-fiction before writing several romance novels.
Smart homes, phones and drones
10 January 2018
Dr Robert Gittins - Guildford U3A - talks about the ELECTRA Programme: exploring Life Enhancing Technologies for the Third Age.